100 different ways to say “Happy birthday!” Writing birthday cards can be really hard On average each person sends/receives 22-30 cards each year, (according to greetings card industry research) and finding unique ways to wish somebody a Happy birthday can be difficult.
So if you are struggling to write a birthday card for family, colleagues or friends I’ve scoured the internet to create this list of 100 ways to wish somebody a happy birthday. Enjoy…..
Traditional Messages Happy birthday
Have a great one
Stay strong! (A personal favourite of my friend, who writes on it every card ever sent! )
Wishing you a wonderful birthday
May all your birthday wishes come true this year
I hope that your birthday is as much fun as you are
Today is a celebration of you
Keep calm and celebrate
Wishing you the happiest of birthdays
Have a totally epic birthday
Enjoy your special day
Another you older, another year wiser
Here’s to a great birthday Mix-ups, slang and short versions Happy anni-birth-ery
Merry Birthmas
HBD!
Happy B-Day
Happy YOU day!
Happy year-older-you day Short and sweet messages Don’t count the candles just enjoy the glow
I hope this day is as special as you are
The older the song, the sweeter the tune!
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune
I hope your day is filled with lots of love and laughter! May all of your birthday wishes come true
May the joy that you give others come back to you on this special day
Wishing you a great day filled with laughter and happiness
I wish you love, hope, and everlasting joy and happiness
Wishing you the biggest slice of happiness today
The day is all yours — have fun!
Wishing you a day filled with happiness and a year filled with joy
Sending you a birthday wish wrapped in love
Wishing you a year of joy and adventures!
I may not be there in person, but I’m still wishing you the happiest birthday!
May all of your wishes come true – today and always
Don’t count the years. Count the wishes and all the cheers
Here’s to many more rotations around the sun
There is something really special about your birthday! You!!
Wishing you a pot of gold and all the happiness your heart can hold!
Stay young at heart, you old soul!
The more candles on your cake, the bigger the cake
Many happy returns on the joyous occasion of the anniversary of your birth
On your birthday may your spirit be enriched in light, love, and hope for a prosperous year ahead
The best of your life has yet to come, embrace it, be confident, and embark on a future of limitless possibilities and opportunities
Life is a journey. Enjoy every mile
Today is not the end of another year, but the start of a new one
It’s the journey that counts, not the destination
Here’s to you and all this year has in store
Happy birthday to someone who makes the world a better, brighter place
Sending you positive vibes on your birthday
You are the author of your life. Write a great year for yourself
May you have a year of growth, a year of grace, and a year of goodness
Forget your age and live the life your inner child wants to live!
Another year more wonderful! Funny and age related messages Happy Birthday to an old person who still knows how to party!
Haha, you’re older than me. Happy birthday
Congratulations on another year of skillful death evasion!
You are young only once in life, but immaturity is forever
Don’t let aging get you down! You won’t get back up again!
My birthday wish for you is that your hangover tomorrow isn’t too bad
Happy womb eviction day! don’t hesitate to ask if you need anything
at least you’re not as old as you will be next year.
If candle blowing were an Olympic sport, you would win a gold medal.
You’re older today than yesterday but younger than tomorrow
time flies when you’re having fun! How’d we get so old?
You’re like a fine wine—you get better with age!
Birthday calories don’t count,
Old enough to know better. Young enough to get away with it
Old enough to know better…Young enough to still do it
Like a good cheese You’re aged to perfection
Birthdays are like cheese. They stink more the older they get
You’re not old, you’re retro.
You’re not old; you’re youthfully challenged!
You’re not old. You’re aged to perfection
you’re not getting older you’re increasing in value
you may be aging ut at least youre not expired
Age brings new skills : You can now cough, laugh, sneeze, and pee yourself all at the same time!
Wine is the best cure for birthdays.
Birthdays are like holidays. You don’t have one too often and they come and go too quickly
I’m Not Saying You’re Old But… If You Were Whiskey You Would Be Really Expensive
Happy birthday to the only person i would rescue in a zombie apocolypse
Have a mucking farvellous birthday!
Don’t worry about your age… alcohol will make it all better!
Do I have to remind you at your age that TODAY is your birthday?
Birthdays are like your own personal Christmas! Birthday related quotes from famous people Let us never know what old age is, let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years – Ausonius
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears – John Lennon
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional – Chile Davis
Our birthdays are like feathers in the broad wings of time – Jean Paul Richter
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much – George Harrison
As you get older three things happen; the first is your memory goes and I can’t remember the other two – Norman Wisdom
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no-one alive that is you-er than you – Dr Seuss
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come – Shakespeare
You don’t get older, you get better – Shirley Bassey
Live long and prosper – Mr Spock Birthday Jokes What goes up and never goes down? Your age
What do you say to a female sheep on her birthday? Happy birthday to ewe!
Why do cats love birthdays? They love to purrty
What does a turtle do on this birthday? He shell-a-brates
Why did the angry Jedi cross the road? To get to the dark side! and finally……. I hope you enjoyed today’s blog and found it useful. Please do share it with your friends or link to this page. Also don’t forget to bookmark it for future use.
I will also publish some of these messages on my social media pages, with graphics ready for you to share online.
In the future, I will cover how to write a belated birthday card and write birth cards for colleagues.
Thanks again for reading, à bientôt, Natalie
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